Sentences with phrase «ocean than fish»

«If we continue like this, by 2050, we will have more plastic in the ocean than fish,» Habib El - Habr, an expert on marine litter working with the U.N. Environment Programme in Kenya told Reuters.

Not exact matches

«The footprint of industrial fishing in the ocean is over four times larger than the land area occupied by agriculture.»

A huge proportion of life depends on them — reefs cover less than 1 % of the ocean floor, yet 25 % of fish species spend some part of their life cycles in them.

But perhaps more importantly, 25 % of fish species spend some part of their life cycle in reefs, despite the fact that they cover less than 1 % of the ocean floor.

Often seen bucking the ocean with a basic propane grill (safer and more userfriendly than wood or charcoal in cramped spaces) lashed to their boats, these hard - working men and women are quick to serve up stories of salmon barbecue, with hefty sides of philosophy on the choicest species of fish, the best cut, the perfect marinade or sauce, and trademark techniques.

By 2050, it is estimated there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans.

Not only do they help you keep costs down (remember Byrd's bulk chicken) and, ironically, fresher (remember Perry's far - from - the - ocean frozen fish), they're often actually healthier than the fresh stuff.

With stunning views of the Sierra Madre mountains from the Pacific ocean, this area consists of the picturesque town of Zihuatanejo, which has the feel of a traditional Mexican fishing village, and Ixtapa, a modern tourist resort strip with big hotels and a marina with more than 600 slips

Oceans cover more than two - thirds of the planet's surface, and industrial fishing occurred across 55 percent of that ocean area in 2016, researchers report in the Feb. 23 Science.

And the return to ocean conditions last seen in the Ediacaran period more than 540 million years ago — when jellies last ruled the seas — has been a boon for certain fishes in habitats like the Benguela Current in the South Atlantic off Namibia in Africa, where jellyfish - eating gobies have replaced sardines in the food chain.

While coral reefs make up less than 0.1 percent of the sea floor, they serve as habitats for about 25 percent to 35 percent of all the oceans» fishes, roughly 500 million people worldwide rely on them as a source of protein and for coastal protection, and they are responsible for billions of dollars in tourism and fisheries revenue.

Juveniles lose the bright, plankton - filtering gills seen on this individual when they mature and descend into some of the deepest depths of any known fish, often more than 5,000 meters (16,000 feet) beneath the ocean surface.

If you trawl a fine mesh net through any of the globe's five subtropical gyres — giant ocean vortexes where currents converge and swirl unhurriedly — you will haul on deck a muddle of brown planktonic goop, the occasional fish, squid or Portuguese man - of - war — and, almost certainly, a generous sprinkling of colourful plastic particles, each no larger than your fingernail.

Previous studies have documented the impact of plastic debris on more than 660 marine species — from the smallest of zooplankton to the largest whales, including fish destined for the seafood market — but none have quantified the worldwide amount entering the ocean from land.

To do that, this past July the HSRC team motored more than 300 kilometers west from the Haida Gwaii Islands to an ocean eddy in the fishing vessel Ocean Pocean eddy in the fishing vessel Ocean POcean Pearl.

With venomous spines, no natural predators in the Atlantic Ocean, and aggressive behavior, the lionfish have been shown to eat almost anything smaller than they are — fish, shrimp, crabs and octopus.

Aquaculture currently uses more than 80 percent of the world's fish oil and fishmeal, which are extracted from small ocean - caught fish, leading to over-fishing of these species.

Scientists are finding that, in general, larger ocean organisms such as fishes have less tolerance for temperature change than the microorganisms they consume, such as phytoplankton.

Tests of some fish species, which can race across the ocean more quickly than slow - moving currents, have shown higher levels of radiation, although radiation levels in sea life off the U.S. shore are still safe, Buesseler said.

The instruments are providing scientists with a «shark's eye» view of the ocean and greater understanding than ever before of the lives of these fish in their natural environment.

This is not only because harvesting from relatively shallow waters is easier than in the open ocean, but also because fish are much more abundant near the coastal shelf, due to coastal upwelling and the abundance of nutrients available there.

Despite mechanized overharvesting, satellite fish tracking, and prolonged butchery of sea mammals, the ocean is still bigger than we are.

Some seafood choices are more ocean - friendly than others, based on factors such as whether a species is abundant and whether it is fished or farmed in ways that harm other marine life.

That's far less than a previous estimate of 95 % of the oceans, suggesting that large areas could become marine reserves without much economic cost to fishing.

They are therefore probably better adapted to ocean acidification than other fish species such as the cod that spawns near the surface,» Clemmesen said.

Slightly more than half of today's fish are «marine fish,» meaning they live in oceans.

«Although in our study we used much larger amounts of nanoplastic than those present in oceans today, we suspect that plastic particles may be accumulated inside the fish.

«Secretary Zinke is giving Trump truly awful advice,» asserts John Hocevar, director of oceans campaigns at Greenpeace in Washington, D.C. «The science is clearer than ever that climate change is killing our coral reefs and that industrial fishing has had a huge impact on marine ecosystems that extends far beyond the fish they target.»

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. President Barack Obama will dramatically expand the Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii on Friday, the White House said, an action that will ban commercial fishing from more than 582,500 sq miles (1.5 million sq km) of the Pacific Ocean.

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)-- which grow more than 30 feet long — are the largest fish in the world's ocean, but little is known about their movements on a daily basis or over years.

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), which grow more than 30 feet long, are the largest fish in the world's ocean.

My research indicates that the Siberian peat moss, Arctic tundra, and methal hydrates (frozen methane at the bottom of the ocean) all have an excellent chance of melting and releasing their stored co2.Recent methane concentration figures also hit the news last week, and methane has increased after a long time being steady.The forests of north america are drying out and are very susceptible to massive insect infestations and wildfires, and the massive die offs - 25 % of total forests, have begun.And, the most recent stories on the Amazon forecast that with the change in rainfall patterns one third of the Amazon will dry and turn to grassland, thereby creating a domino cascade effect for the rest of the Amazon.With co2 levels risng faster now that the oceans have reached carrying capacity, the oceans having become also more acidic, and the looming threat of a North Atlanic current shutdown (note the recent terrible news on salinity upwelling levels off Greenland,) and the change in cold water upwellings, leading to far less biomass for the fish to feed upon, all lead to the conclusion we may not have to worry about NASA completing its inventory of near earth objects greater than 140 meters across by 2026 (Recent Benjamin Dean astronomy lecture here in San Francisco).

Ecologists implanted tiny, battery - powered tags smaller than a pencil eraser into more than 8,159 fish migrating down the Columbia, the nation's fourth - largest river, and released those fish at one of four sites anywhere from about 140 to 245 miles upstream from the ocean.

According to a recent Ellen MacArthur Foundation study, the world's oceans are set to have more plastic than fish by 2050.

The cold conditions mean at present only 135 of more than 800 known fish species are found in latitudes north of where the UK sits, in either the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean.

Reefs cover less than one - tenth of 1 % of the ocean floor but support more than 800 species of coral and 4,000 species of fish.

(There will be more plastic than fish in our oceans by 2050, according to one highly publicized report.)

If things don't change, we could see more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050.

Two bullet points from the overview; — «Selenium protects against mercury toxicity, and 16 of the 25 highest dietary sources of selenium are ocean fish» — «If a fish contains higher levels of selenium than mercury, it is safe to eat» http://chriskresser.com/is-eating-fish-safe-a-lot-safer-than-not-eating-fish

More than half of the fish sold in supermarkets, fish markets, and restaurants are raised in high - density fish pens in the ocean, managed and marketed by the farmed fishing industry.

In any case, the book discusses the difference between Omega - 3 supplementation and eating fatty ocean fish, finding eating fish much better than supplements, possibly due to the fragility of long - chain Omega - 3 fats.

They're plentiful in the ocean, with an estimated biomass of 379 - million tons (a biomass significantly larger than humans» estimated 100 - million tons), and they're a popular meal item for sea animals like whales, birds and other fish, placing them solidly at the bottom of the ocean's food chain.

Choosing ocean - caught fish is generally a healthy choice and better than farm - raised fish.

The term «there are plenty of fish in the sea» has never been more accurate than when applied to the ocean of internet dating, and it's very easy to get passed over for someone who simply has a better presentation.

Fishing singles online is easier than you fish in the ocean, certainly.

However, considering that it's ocean fish that they put as the principal ingredient, then perhaps it's more than worth its price.

WellyTails offers wild ocean fish oil blends in airless dosing pumps as well as several formulations that address more than one health issue.

Kihei Harbor, used by the many ocean activity companies as a starting point for snorkel, scuba, fishing, and whale watching activities, is less than 1/4 mile south of the condo.

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As we sailed the remote atolls of the Southern Maldives, eating and sleeping on - board a traditional dhoni, visiting isolated fishing communities and uninhabited islands, snorkelling in oceans with strong currents, and swimming in the warm water with amazing marine life, I certainly learnt to respect the ocean; feeling far less at home than the marlin, manta ray, leopard shark, turtles, dolphins and rainbow of fish that we encountered.